History Animation / InvestigationHeldByKolobki

The plot kicks off [[SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn somewhere in the USSR]]. Deep at night, the two investigators named Brothers Kolobki hear a loud thump, which they [[ItsProbablyNothing promptly dismiss as nothing]]. The next morning, they're staring dumbfounded at the four huge holes in their rooftop. The smarter of two partners, Chief (Шеф; translit. "Shef") figures out that the holes are actually elephant footprints. And sure enough, the local newspaper has an article about the disapperance of the rare striped elephant from the city zoo. Chief and his partner, literally named Colleague (Коллега; translit. "Kollega") embark on an investigation to find out just what is happening in their sleepy backwater city.

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The plot kicks off [[SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn somewhere in the USSR]]. Deep at night, the two investigators named Brothers Kolobki hear a loud thump, which they [[ItsProbablyNothing promptly dismiss as nothing]]. The next morning, they're staring dumbfounded at the four huge holes in their rooftop. The smarter of two partners, Chief (Шеф; translit. "Shef") figures out that the holes are actually elephant footprints. And sure enough, the local newspaper has an article about the disapperance of the rare striped elephant from the city zoo. Chief and his partner, literally named Colleague (Коллега; translit. "Kollega") embark on an investigation to find out just what is happening in their sleepy backwater city.

'''''Investigation Held By Kolobki''''' ("Следствие Ведут Колобки"; translit. "Sledstvie Vedut Kolobki") is a two-part [[EasternEuropeanAnimation Soviet cartoon]] written by EduardUspensky and directed by Igor Kovalyov and AleksandrTatarskiy - the first part coming out in 1986 and second in 1987. It can be watched with subtitles on Youtube - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbRi39692oE here (part 1)]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_IAXLM8Do here (part 2)]].

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'''''Investigation ''Investigation Held By Kolobki''''' Kolobki'' ("Следствие Ведут Колобки"; translit. "Sledstvie Vedut Kolobki") is a two-part [[EasternEuropeanAnimation Soviet cartoon]] written by EduardUspensky and directed by Igor Kovalyov and AleksandrTatarskiy - the first part coming out in 1986 and second in 1987. It can be watched with subtitles on Youtube - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbRi39692oE here (part 1)]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_IAXLM8Do here (part 2)]].

** Which just happens to be a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eqHasVPk_Y trademark]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYhAs8vf2FY style]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8lov-9CHcQ of the]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqmeM7AhqaQ studio]]. Maybe it has something to do with all that Perestoika thing that was going on in the USSR at the time...

In TheNineties, a sequel in the form of six short cartoons was made, and in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a video game series based off the cartoons was created, available on PC and iOS.

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In 1988 the creative team formed an independent Pilot Studio. They had a falling-out with Uspensky and had to rename their iconic characters from "Kolobki Brothers" to "Pilot Brothers". In TheNineties, a sequel in the form of six short cartoons was made, and in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a video game series based off the cartoons was created, available on PC and iOS.

* InNameOnly: This cartoon started as an adaptation of Uspensky's books aimed at children about a pair of not-quite-human (more like living bread loafs) not-quite-policemen Kolobok and Bulkin and a sequel to an earlier StopMotion series made by a different team. Suffice to say Chief and Colleague have nothing in common with them, other than being short and unarmed.

** Not only that, but the time, even time of day, is never told explicitly in the cartoon - even if the clock is clearly visible. All characters use an expression "N hours".

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** Not only that, but the time, even time of day, is never told explicitly in the cartoon - -- even if the clock is clearly visible. All characters use an expression expressions "N hours" or "N-teen hours".

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